Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Panasonic planning massive battery plant in U.S. to supply Tesla -NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Panasonic Corp is looking to purchase land in the United States for a mega-factory to make a new type of electric vehicle (EV) battery for Tesla Inc, public broadcaster NHK r...
Mar 03, 2022
Pressure grows on Biden to ban U.S. imports of Russian oil
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced a bill on Thursday to ban U.S. imports of Russian oil, saying the shipments could be replaced by boosting outpu...
Mar 03, 2022
Biden granting deportation relief to Ukrainians in the United States
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden will grant temporary deportation relief and work permits to tens of thousands of Ukrainians who are already in the U...
Mar 03, 2022
Factbox-McDonald's, Icahn fight puts spotlight on pig welfare
(Reuters) - Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn has drawn attention to the use of metal enclosures to house pregnant pigs in a dispute with McDonald's Corp over its pork suppliers' animal-welfare...
Mar 03, 2022
Biden administration studying whether biofuel waiver could ease food inflation -sources
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is studying whether waiving biofuel blending mandates could help offset a surge in prices for key food ingredients like corn an...
Mar 03, 2022
Icahn takes pig-welfare push global amid McDonald's proxy fight
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - Carl Icahn is broadening a push to get McDonald's Corp to improve suppliers' treatment of pigs raised for bacon and sausage. The billionaire activist investor, who ...
Mar 03, 2022
CDC: More than 90% of U.S. population in areas where can skip wearing masks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday that more than 90% of the U.S. population is in a location where COVID-19 levels are low enough that people do...
Mar 03, 2022
Factbox-Stranded assets: How many billions are stuck in Russia?
NEW YORK (Reuters) - So far global companies, banks and investors have announced that they have exposure in some form to Russia of more than $110 billion. That number could rise. Data from research fi...
Mar 03, 2022
Canadian minister opposes Rogers' deal to buy Shaw
(Reuters) - Canada's industry minister, Franois-Philippe Champagne, on Thursday opposed Rogers Communications Inc's buyout bid for Shaw Communications Inc and said it was incompatible with the governm...
Mar 03, 2022
Citibanamex to remodel Mexican branches, open at least 50 more in $68 million expansion
By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Citibanamex is spending 1.4 billion pesos ($67.8 million) to remodel more than 1,200 branches in Mexico with plans to expand, a top executive said on Thursday. T...
Mar 03, 2022
